A PATCHWORK FAMILY: THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL IN PÖLSLER’S AUSTRIAN MOVIE DIE WAND

Authors

  • Eckhard Rölz Department of Modern Languages and Global Studies South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/nnssh.v2i4.211

Keywords:

Austrian, Film, Die, Wand, Martina, Gedeck, Marlen, Haushofer, FilmAwards

Abstract

The movie Die Wand (2013) was hugely successful in the German-speaking world and once dubbed, also in other countries. It is often described as a film depicting a woman living in utter isolation cut off from any social contact. I, however, argue that the protagonist, though she is without any human contact, creates a family-like order with the animals that have flocked to her. She is the dominant mother figure who takes care of her“children” and defends them when needed.

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Published

2016-04-30

How to Cite

Rölz, E. . (2016). A PATCHWORK FAMILY: THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL IN PÖLSLER’S AUSTRIAN MOVIE DIE WAND. Journal of Advance Research in Social Science and Humanities (ISSN 2208-2387), 2(4), 19-22. https://doi.org/10.53555/nnssh.v2i4.211